vicimus

Vicimus is a Latin verb form that functions as the first-person plural perfect active indicative of vinco, meaning to conquer. It translates primarily as “we conquered” and can also be rendered as “we have conquered” depending on context and translation choices.

In grammar, vicimus is a finite verb form belonging to the Latin perfect system. The present tense of vinco is vinco, vincis, vincit, vincimus, vincitis, vincunt, but vicimus specifically appears in the perfect tense: vici, vicisti, vicit, vicimus, vicistis, vicerunt (or vicērunt). The form vicimus thus marks both number (plural) and person (first). As with other Latin perfects, the action is viewed as completed, and it typically governs a direct object in the accusative to indicate what was conquered—for example, Romani hostes vicimus, “We conquered the enemies.”

Usage notes include that the subject is often implied by the verb ending; Latin word order is flexible, so vicimus can appear with or without an explicit subject noun. The nuance between “we conquered” and “we have conquered” depends on broader context and translation choices.

Etymology and related forms: vicimus derives from the verb vinco, meaning to conquer. Related Latin derivatives include victor (conqueror), victoria (victory), and the participles victus (defeated) and victorem (conqueror, as a noun form in compounds). Vicimus is primarily encountered in classical Latin texts as part of narrative past-tense description.